Ted Kennedy and the vitriolic 1980 US election - Newsnight archives

As the US gears up for the presidential elections in November, we look back at the 1980 race. In this piece from that year, Charles Wheeler reports on Ted Kennedy's attempt to win the Democratic Party nomination. Kennedy was dogged by "Chappaquiddick" - a car crash he'd had many years before, in which the passenger died. He went on to lose the nomination to incumbent Jimmy Carter. In the election, Carter was beaten comprehensively by the Republican candidate Ronald Reagan. ** This is part of our Newsnight Archives series - each Thursday we upload a gem from the past. Let us know what you'd like to see in the comments below or on Twitter using #newsnightarchives. SUBSCRIBE to get our latest videos http://bbc.in/1iouM30 **